Hiring of System Engineer for MoP

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project

Request for Expression of Interest

(Consulting Services – Individual Selection)

Consulting Service for System Engineer at Ethiopian National ID Program

Country: Ethiopia

Project: Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project

Project ID: P171034

Credit No.  IDA - 68560

Assignment Title:  Selection of System Engineer at Ethiopian National ID Program-I

Required No: One

Reference No.: ET-MINT-257299-CS-INDV

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Finance (MoF), has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project (“Digital Foundations”).  The Ethiopian National ID Program is one of the beneficiaries of the project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for selecting of individual consultants.

National ID Program as part of the project is looking for an Individual Consultant to provide technical assistance that supports the program.  Experienced individual consultants who have experience, passionate and innovative ideas for the position of System Engineer are invited to express their interest for the assignment.

National ID Program is looking for an experienced, passionate and innovative Systems Engineer to focus on systems integration and advance the NID initiative, including its ongoing pilot and full scale-up phases.

The Systems Engineer will lead all integration efforts to establish functional interfaces with internal subsystems as well as external systems and the development of additional systems for the NID program. Integration is one of the most crucial elements of the platform and integral to making the NID ecosystem a reality. A critical and timely understanding of interface specifications and implementations is expected. The role requires identifying, validating, and implementing the best sustainable integration options for the core identification platform. External systems include databases such as civil registries as well as those belonging to various sectors, including social protection, health, education, financial services, and tax systems.

Specific responsibilities for the Systems Engineer will include, but are not limited to, the following core activities:

• Develop and assure quality of NID  software systems;
• Plan and develop the NID platform interfaces;
• Develop use cases and plan for subsequent system integration;
• Ensure compliance of security technology suppliers, enrollment partners and relying parties to the security requirements;
• Monitor and review the system architecture on an ongoing basis;
• Reporting and relationship with other stakeholders;

MinT on behalf of National ID Program now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest to provide the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services for a period of one year with possibility of extension for additional period subject to outstanding performance of the consultant and availability of budget. The shortlisting criteria include the following;

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline, including Computer Science, information systems, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• At least 10 years and above of technical experience in IT industries, including experience in management.
• Previous experience on at least one similar project in a technical capacity on systems integration and production of a working Identification ecosystem.
• Conceptual and practical experience deploying MOSIP as a systems integration expert.
• A minimum of 1-year experience working on the MOSIP platform
• Demonstrated knowledge on integrating a central identification platform with Biometric Kits and ABIS technology
• Having background and exposure to ID and/or ID-related programs is an advantage.
• Experience with Open Source platforms/frameworks/systems such as Linux, Apache frameworks, Post-gres.
• Experience and Strong knowledge of Java (JEE and Spring Framework)
• Experience with installing and using Dev-Ops tools, examples Git, Docker, Jenkins, Ansible, etc.
• Prior experience engaging with both public and private sector stakeholders. 
• Prepare scheduled reports on status of all system integration and implementation activities.
• Experience with Virtualization technology system administration such as Hayper-V, KVM and other Hypervisors. 
• Strong familiarity and experience with suppliers and vendors in the digital identification ecosystem.
• Familiarity or experience working on international and donor-funded projects is an asset.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Selection of Individual Consultant (Section V) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Expressions of interest (CV, Cover letter and documentary evidence for fulfilling the qualifications/Technical Proposal/ and financial proposal /expected lump-sum total offer for the assignment) must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person, or by mail on or before June 7th, 2022. Further information and the detail TOR can be obtained, by email at the below address during office hours from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Addis Ababa time: 

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,

Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT)

Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project

Attn: Focal Person, Project Implementation Unit (PIU)

Address: Arada Sub-city, off Churchill Road, behind Lycée Guebre-Mariam,

E-mail: digital.foundation@mint.gov.et or zelalem.tadesse@mint.gov.et or mesfin.belachew@mint.gov.et

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia